Unemployed workers are supported with 1 million VND for vocational training each month.

Workers participating in unemployment insurance will receive vocational training support of up to 1 million VND/person/month. The vocational training support level will be applied from January 1, 2015.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has just signed a decision regulating the level of vocational training support for workers participating in unemployment insurance. Accordingly, workers participating in unemployment insurance will receive vocational training support of up to 1 million VND/person/month. The specific support level is calculated monthly, depending on each job, tuition fee and actual training time according to the regulations of the vocational training institution.

Workers participating in unemployment insurance will be supported with vocational training costs of 1 million VND/month.

In case the employee participates in a vocational training course with odd days that are not enough months according to the regulations of the vocational training institution, the odd days will be rounded up to 1 month to determine the level of vocational training support.

For employees participating in unemployment insurance who attend vocational training courses with training costs higher than the vocational training support level as prescribed above, the excess amount of vocational training support shall be paid by the employee himself/herself.

The decision clearly states that for workers who have submitted applications for unemployment benefits or who have received a decision on unemployment benefits before January 1, 2015 and who need to learn a trade after January 1, 2015, the above regulations will apply. For workers who have received a decision on vocational training support before January 1, 2015, the above regulations will not apply. The funding source for vocational training support will be paid by the Vietnam Social Security from the Unemployment Insurance Fund.

According to Infonet